Houston panchang, 31 December 2025
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 17:31 Moonrise 14:43 Pausha month
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.76°, -95.36° · America/Chicago (UTC-06:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:17 to 17:31- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:34 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam 11:07 – 12:24
- Durmuhurta 12:04 – 12:45
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:04 – 12:45 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:24 – 13:41
- 09:43 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 14:00 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 14:18 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 14:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
Night
17:31 to 07:18 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 17:31 – 20:16
- Brahma Muhurta 05:27 – 06:22 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:36 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:42 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Dwadashi until 14:18
- Nakshatra Krittika until 14:00 · lord Sun
- Yoga Sadhya until 09:43
- Karana Balava until 14:18, then Kaulava
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Taurus Moon Sun in Sagittarius
- 09:43 Yoga becomes Shubha
- 14:00 Nakshatra becomes Rohini
- 14:18 Tithi becomes Shukla Trayodashi
- 14:18 Karana becomes Kaulava
- 00:36 next day Karana becomes Taitila
- 05:42 next day Yoga becomes Shukla
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:34 – 09:51
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:07 – 12:24
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:04 – 12:45
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:24 – 13:41
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:27 – 06:22
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:04 – 12:45
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:31 – 20:16
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 07:17 – 14:00
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 07:17 – 14:00
- Siddha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.4, Kaśyapa in the commentary, p. 12 07:17 – 14:18
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 14:00 – 07:18 next day
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:17 – 08:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:34 – 09:51 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:51 – 11:07 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:07 – 12:24 | Good |
| Rog | 12:24 – 13:41 | Bad |
| Udveg | 13:41 – 14:58 | Bad |
| Char | 14:58 – 16:14 | Neutral |
| Labh | 16:14 – 17:31 | Good |
| Udveg | 17:31 – 19:14 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 19:14 – 20:58 | Good |
| Amrit | 20:58 – 22:41 | Good |
| Char | 22:41 – 00:24 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:24 – 02:08 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:08 – 03:51 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 03:51 – 05:34 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:34 – 07:18 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:08 NowMoon
- 09:00 NowSaturn
- 09:51 NowJupiter
- 10:42 NowMars
- 11:33 NowSun
- 12:24 NowVenus
- 13:15 NowMercury
- 14:07 NowMoon
- 14:58 NowSaturn
- 15:49 NowJupiter
- 16:40 NowMars
- 17:31 NowSun
- 18:40 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:58 NowMoon
- 22:07 NowSaturn
- 23:15 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:24 NowMars
- 01:33 NowSun
- 02:42 NowVenus
- 03:51 NowMercury
- 05:00 NowMoon
- 06:09 NowSaturn
- 07:17 NowMercury
- 08:17 NowMoon
- 09:17 NowSaturn
- 10:17 NowJupiter
- 11:17 NowMars
- 12:17 NowSun
- 13:17 NowVenus
- 14:17 NowMercury
- 15:17 NowMoon
- 16:17 NowSaturn
- 17:17 NowJupiter
- 18:17 NowMars
- 19:17 NowSun
- 20:17 NowVenus
- 21:17 NowMercury
- 22:17 NowMoon
- 23:17 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:17 NowJupiter
- 01:17 NowMars
- 02:17 NowSun
- 03:17 NowVenus
- 04:17 NowMercury
- 05:17 NowMoon
- 06:17 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 06:12 Scorpio
- 06:12 – 08:16 Sagittarius
- 08:16 – 09:57 Capricorn
- 09:57 – 11:23 Aquarius
- 11:23 – 12:47 Pisces
- 12:47 – 14:21 Aries
- 14:21 – 16:16 Taurus
- 16:16 – 18:31 Gemini
- 18:31 – 20:53 Cancer
- 20:53 – 23:11 Leo
- 23:11 – 01:29 next day Virgo
- 01:29 – 03:49 next day Libra
- 03:49 – 06:08 next day Scorpio
- 06:08 – 07:18 next day Sagittarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in CST (UTC-6) · Method